Hastings Electronics and Radio Club members Phil G3MGQ, Mike M0EDU, Peter G0FUU and Steve 2E0GHX, setting up HERC operations at St. Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill on April 17th, the day prior to the college's ARISS contact with Tim Peake. The afternoon went very well and we were treated extremely well as usual by Dr. Joolz Durkin, the college's lead Science Teacher. A busy day leading into a fantastic one for St. Richard's, and we are proud to be a part of this amazing event. RSGB display stands shown in some images pending a few tweaks tomorrow (18th April 2016), Mike M0EDU's Amateur Radio History display, and the HERC G6HH station kindly organised and implemented by Phil G3MGQ. G6HH here running on a full G5RV. We are also pleased to be working in co-operating with FISTS CW, as an affiliated club and hope to work a mixture of CW and voice on contact day.

Departing summerside PEI

Herc over Fawnog

Keeps it low after wheels up. Not sure if it's a Combat Talon or Shadow

Special forces Herc. Taken at the famous Bwlch ledge.

A C130-J Hercules flies past the sun at Avalon Airshow in Melbourne

Now you start to turn, I was getting worried.

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club members Phil G3MGQ, Mike M0EDU, Peter G0FUU and Steve 2E0GHX, setting up HERC operations at St. Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill on April 17th, the day prior to the college's ARISS contact with Tim Peake. The afternoon went very well and we were treated extremely well as usual by Dr. Joolz Durkin, the college's lead Science Teacher. A busy day leading into a fantastic one for St. Richard's, and we are proud to be a part of this amazing event. RSGB display stands shown in some images pending a few tweaks tomorrow (18th April 2016), Mike M0EDU's Amateur Radio History display, and the HERC G6HH station kindly organised and implemented by Phil G3MGQ. G6HH here running on a full G5RV. We are also pleased to be working in co-operating with FISTS CW, as an affiliated club and hope to work a mixture of CW and voice on contact day.

i had my rc car out, and Herc loses his mind chasing it, to the point where I'm worried he'll run himself into a heart attack. so i tethered him to my slackline and we had to get out the hose to keep him cool.

RAF Hercs ZH870 & ZH875 over fly Monkton following departure from Prestwick. Royal Navy Hawks & Cobham Falcons for Joint warrior can be seen parked up on the apron. The construction to the right is for the new Coastguard station at Prestwick 15/04/15

KC-130J's 168067 and 169533 leaving Cardiff Airport after an overnight stopover.

One of the Hercs on display at the Tauranga Airshow earlier in the year.

Cad West 4-10-07 Herc

One of two Hercs flying directly for me.

Machloop LFA7

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One of two C-130J aircraft that've been hanging out at our local airport for the last few days, 606 was in the most accessible place for me to spend a bit of time taking photos.

I had tried taking photos during the day, but with the sun setting just off the left of frame in this photo, I had to choose between a washed-out sky, or a blackened aircraft, unless I wanted to start messing with HDR photography.

As I'm not overly a fan of HDR photography, I chose to wait until later in my shift to take some more photos.

Bemidji State University, arch-winter

Uncle Luke poses with the very happy Hercules. Herc came up on his day off for this photo.

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club members Phil G3MGQ, Mike M0EDU, Peter G0FUU and Steve 2E0GHX, setting up HERC operations at St. Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill on April 17th, the day prior to the college's ARISS contact with Tim Peake. The afternoon went very well and we were treated extremely well as usual by Dr. Joolz Durkin, the college's lead Science Teacher. A busy day leading into a fantastic one for St. Richard's, and we are proud to be a part of this amazing event. RSGB display stands shown in some images pending a few tweaks tomorrow (18th April 2016), Mike M0EDU's Amateur Radio History display, and the HERC G6HH station kindly organised and implemented by Phil G3MGQ. G6HH here running on a full G5RV. We are also pleased to be working in co-operating with FISTS CW, as an affiliated club and hope to work a mixture of CW and voice on contact day.

I get a lot of different kinds of air traffic over the house, but a Coast Guard Herc is unusual. I looked up the 1790 serial number, and it turns out it is to commemorate the year of establishment of the USCG.

Herc has a new job as a cook in the Central City Kitchen

RAF Coningsby ACPW Oct 2015

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club members Phil G3MGQ, Mike M0EDU, Peter G0FUU and Steve 2E0GHX, setting up HERC operations at St. Richard's Catholic College in Bexhill on April 17th, the day prior to the college's ARISS contact with Tim Peake. The afternoon went very well and we were treated extremely well as usual by Dr. Joolz Durkin, the college's lead Science Teacher. A busy day leading into a fantastic one for St. Richard's, and we are proud to be a part of this amazing event. RSGB display stands shown in some images pending a few tweaks tomorrow (18th April 2016), Mike M0EDU's Amateur Radio History display, and the HERC G6HH station kindly organised and implemented by Phil G3MGQ. G6HH here running on a full G5RV. We are also pleased to be working in co-operating with FISTS CW, as an affiliated club and hope to work a mixture of CW and voice on contact day.

DJ Kool Herc plays bewtewen sets at Public Enemy show, Summerstage

looking for fishes ~

one of his favorite hobbies ~

and the water was darn cold ~

My uncle Herc in 1939 at his cousin Bob's 1st Holy Communion....not sure this was labeled correctly by my grandma since he's wearing white in another photo???